Kia Stinger vs Dodge Charger Hellcat

[DCBStingerGT]

Kia Stinger vs Dodge Charger Hellcat.

Correct me if i am wrong, but doesn't a Dodge Charger Hellcat have 707hp. Thought the Hellcat would have easily caught up the Stinger before the maximum speed of 270kph.

 

[DiabloStinger]

Doesn’t sound like he took off very aggressively or pursued with much vigor.

 

[Ivansito]

Hellcat spent the first 2 gear spinning. Sounds like he was trying until he saw how far the stinger was.

 

[STINGER]

Hellcat is on the Black key, should be making around 500hp. Typically on the black key they will make 460 - 490 whp, which is still quite a lot more than the Stinger. There is another video of the same cars doing a role race, the Hellcat won but the Stinger put an impressive performance considering the power difference.

 

[DaJackson]

Yeah when you don’t have traction for the first 10 seconds of a race you generally aren’t going to win.

 

[Ivansito]

So high power rear wheel drive car, despite the huge HP and trq advantage, will most likely lose in a "real world" (racing prep, surface and wheels prep) stop light situation to a 365 hp stock Stinger?

So after seeing all these high power vehicles falling to the Stinger in 0-60 and 1/4 mile in the real world situation, which cars outside of a supercar , can best the Stinger in a real world situation?

 

[westcoastGT]

So high power rear wheel drive car, despite the huge HP and trq advantage, will most likely lose in a "real world" (racing prep, surface and wheels prep) stop light situation to a 365 hp stock Stinger?

So after seeing all these high power vehicles falling to the Stinger in 0-60 and 1/4 mile in the real world situation, which cars outside of a supercar , can best the Stinger in a real world situation?

any Tesla for sure , M3 or M5 ..................not many though

 

[ns8013]

He definitely seemed to be running the black key, not the red. Also, he was too heavy on the throttle initially, you really need to roll into it or you waste a lot of time spinning. Traction also greatly depends on the tires being run, many Hellcats come with all-season Pirelli's which are decent in cold weather to keep you on the road, but terrible when trying to put any real power down.

All that being said, I've had a 2016 Challenger Hellcat as my daily driver for over a year, so I'm very used to the power and what it's capable of. I've decided to give my spare car (a 14 Focus SE) to my daughter for use at college, so I started shopping for a replacement. I went to a Hyundai dealer last night to test drive a few Elantras, and they had a used Stinger GT AWD to my surprise, so I asked to take it out. I couldn't believe how much fun that thing was to drive. While the Hellcat is rated for a much quicker 0-60, the reality is, even with good summer performance tires, I still struggle to put the power to the ground, so the Stinger with AWD wasn't far off in terms of seat-of-the-pants acceleration, which really surprised me. It sounded really nice as well, not quite the V8 + supercharger whine of the Hellcat, but pretty good. Hence why I'm now on the Stinger forum researching and trying to justify to myself spending a lot more than I had intended for this spare vehicle!

 

[Rufus]

Welcome to the Hive! You'll find plenty of other like minded people who are also very friendly and helpful on this forum!

 

[Weareblondi]

I think all the hero e.t. times were with the locker box that you can buy for a dollar. Think they used d.o.t. drag slicks. I've seen them hook up hard and take off, but, that is on a prepped surface like was posted before me. Either way, I agree, Tesla, zl1, prob a gtr. Mostly supercars. In our price range...none that I can think of.

 

[Ivansito]

Damm... What did I stumble upon? A freak of nature of the automobile?

 

[Tonkabob]

Even at the drag strip with great grip i saw a charger helcat run a 12.6 which is Stinger teritory. Sure it spun the tires but on the road it would spin even more.

 

[Stinger Nash]

A lightly modified Stinger will crush a Hellcat Low 11s is not difficult with a GT AWD.

 

[chattanoogastinger]

That car runs low 11's in the 1/4 stock, this is no contest even if the driver was using the black key vs. the red performance key.